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I am a huge fan of star signs, but I have to envision the character somewhat to set up a horoscope. Looks, goal, internal flaw or wound, primary personality trait, age and era: these help identify the birth time, date and place to run a test chart. I have been amazed by the "accuracy" of the charts, which leads to a fleshing out of the character. My thing, for sure.Your list of questions is super!!

I confess I don't do any character study before I start writing! For me, writing the first draft involves getting to know my characters, just as I get to know people in real life - and I love how they gradually reveal themselves to me! At the end of draft I may be able to answer some of these questions, but not necessarily all of them!

My stories usually start out with one character. I usually know some things about them, but not everything. Like Paula, I find I get to know them as the story goes on, but I also do sometimes get stuck. This is a great list of questions that might help me get unstuck!